Message 9

Although it is perfectly true that actors and actresses have always undertaken narration work, both journalists and voice-over specialists were once, far more frequently used on television documentaries and today's docusoaps.

The likes of Derek Cooper, Paul Vaughan and Tom Mangold are renowned far more for their clear, equal tonned and distinctive voices, rather than anything else. I am, most definitely, not so keen on the modern trend to use both celebrities and stand-up comedians to do this type of work.

In fact there is nothing more off-putting than a televsion documentary series being voiced by a bad orator or a person with an unequal pitched voice.

Message 11

Why not start up an agency where ordinary people can send you a reading then companies would be able to register and listen and therefore pick a non celebrity to do the voiceover? I would say that this isn't done because it isn't as easy as people think it is and most "ordinary" folk would not make a very professional job of it.

As has already been said, celebrities have always been used for narration jobs so I don't really get what this thread is about.

Message 12

Why not start up an agency where ordinary people can send you a reading then companies would be able to register and listen and therefore pick a non celebrity to do the voiceover? I would say that this isn't done because it isn't as easy as people think it is and most "ordinary" folk would not make a very professional job of it.

As has already been said, celebrities have always been used for narration jobs so I don't really get what this thread is about. Sorry, I should have put some sort of silly grin or wink on my post. I wasn't being 100% serious, just responding in what I thought was a similarly facetious manner.

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